Monday, February 14, 2011

There are however secondary reasons to watch IBM's Watson take on the two all-time winningest Jeopardy champs in this week's 3-day tournament. Will the outcome portend who the ultimate victor in the greater struggle for superiority between Man and Machine will be? Well, given that my net lifetime contribution to humanity is roughly equivalent to that of a paper clip dispenser (but a pretty large one, and the kind with the magnetic rim), I'm pretty sure Machine has long ago won that battle. One instead watches this contest for much the same reasons one watches a Harlem Globetrotters game: it entertains while unfolding towards its foregone conclusion.

if you read any of the articles or know people that have been "practising" against Watson (a friend of mine's brother was a Jeopardy contestant that was chosen by IBM to play against Watson), and human beings have absolutely been trounced in at least the past six months in games against Watson.

@Mr F if I knew Arcade Fire and never liked/cared about them, does it mean I'm a hipster since last night? the fact I don't really care about who win a Grammy or not?(I haven't even checked who won best packaging)